New in the Shop – Jason Little’s Borb

New in the Shop – Jason Little’s Borb

Jason Little’s brilliant Borb comic strips are now available for you to purchase in print – all 90-odd pages of it – in three long and narrow minicomics. We also have Jason’s classic Jack’s Luck Runs Out and Zero Zero 23, containing his memorable reworking of the...

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Magic Whistle #13 by Sam Henderson is Out Now

Magic Whistle #13 by Sam Henderson is Out Now

Sam Henderson started publishing the Magic Whistle series 20 years ago, and today sees the release of the 24th issue. Yes, number 13 is the 24th one. There were 10 issues in the self published volume 1 (largely collected in Humor Can be Funny and The Magic Whistle Blows) Volume 2 has had 13...

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Sparkplug Highlights: Passage, by Tessa Brunton

Passage is so much more than a coming-of-age story; it is a heartfelt ode to growing up with parents filled with the best of intentions and embarrassing ways of acting them out. Using her brother’s unique ceremony celebrating his entrance to manhood as a defining example of their...

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Sparkplug at SF Zine Fest This Weekend!

We at Sparkplug are continuing our busy festival schedule and would love to see you at this awesome event we’re attending! This weekend, August 31st and September 1st, is the San Francisco Zine Fest. Emily Nilsson will be tabling with new and old books, including the brand...

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Wayne White at TEDxKC 2013

Wayne White at TEDxKC 2013

The great Wayne White did his thing recently at TEDxKC. You can stream the whole event online. Wayne closes the show starting after this introduction at 03:27:22 or so. Learn more about Wayne White on this site here.

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Sparkplug at The Projects This Weekend!

Hi everyone! Come see us this weekend at The Projects, Portland’s free festival celebrating experimental comics and narrative art forms. There will be four days of workshops, exhibitions, panels, performances, and more at various locations all over the city. On Sunday, the 25th, we will be...

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Mothers News Archives Online Now

Mothers News Archives Online Now

Hey, folks, come dig this. The beloved Mothers News – the Paper of Record from Providence, Rhode Island – has made its archives available for free online at Archive.org. Every issue of the RI broadsheet is avaialble for download in whatever appropriate format you like. Included are...

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Sparkplug Highlights: Wuvable Oaf, by Ed Luce

We are super excited to announce that we have copies of Wuvable Oaf #0-4 back in the store! If you haven’t picked up this series yet, you no longer have any excuses — you simply must read it. Really, it has something for everyone: Bears. Drama. Kitties! (Lots of kitties.) Metal...

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Sparkplug at Autoptic This Sunday, August 18th!

Are you going to be in Minneapolis this Sunday? Come see us at Autoptic! It is a free, one-day festival celebrating independent culture that features comics, zines, art, and music. Special guests include Jaime Hernandez, Marc Bell, Jim Rugg, Lilli Carre, John Porcellino, Genevieve Castree...

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The Outliers #1 by Erik T. Johnson Out Now

The Outliers #1 by Erik T. Johnson Out Now

A school bus is forced off a cliff by a vehicle in pursuit of a legendary woodland giant. Secrets are revealed when it’s young passenger, a boy known for his inability to speak, commands the giant to in an unknown language. Exposed as link between our world and another, the boy must choose...

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Hulk Hands? Simon Gane gives us Picasso Hands!

Hulk Hands? Simon Gane gives us Picasso Hands!

But wait! There’s more! Enjoy this gallery of recent sketches by Simon Gane. Bonus sketch: Juliet from Simon’s graphic novel Paris with Andi Watson – featuring Simon’s interpretation of Picasso’s 1946 painting La Joie de Vivre. Simon has a new book on the way with a...

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Al Columbia is on Instagram

Al Columbia is on Instagram

UPDATE – January, 2023 Al Columbia is now active on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/psycopoprecords/ Orange Sunshine House and other sites are no longer available but you may be able to find their traces on Archive.org. Al Columbia on Wow Cool

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Sparkplug at Portland Zine Symposium This Weekend!

Are you ready for this year’s Portland Zine Symposium? We are! Come see us this weekend, August 10th and 11th! We’ll be tabling with a bunch of awesome books, both new and old. PZS is a free conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture. Now in...

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Introducing Sparkplug Highlights!

Hey everyone! We’re excited to announce a new feature here on our blog called “Sparkplug Highlights,” in which we’ll choose a book from our store a couple of times a week and share a little bit about why we think it’s so great. After you’ve read the selection...

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